Host: National Chengchi University – Taipei, Taiwan

Dates: http://airmail.calendar/2019-07-13%2012:00:00%20EDT, 2019 (4 weeks)

Eligibility: All students 18 and over (no Chinese language background required)

Program Features:

• Coursework in Taiwanese culture, society, history, and politics taught in English by expert faculty
• Regular Chinese language instruction (taught at the beginner and intermediate levels)
• Hands-on culture classes introducing students to topics such as tai chi, calligraphy, and traditional handicrafts
• Field trips (to historical sites, museums, temples, government offices, civil society organizations, and aboriginal communities) allowing participants further meaningful engagement with course content 

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Read what past participants have to say about their experiences studying in Taiwan through their blogs:

• Reflecting on Four Weeks in Taiwan
• Taiwan and My Three Classes

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Financial Aid

All U.S. students applying for AC Study Abroad scholarship funding for this program will automatically also be considered for additional Taiwan Ministry of Education-sponsored scholarships of up to $2500, awarded based on financial need and academic merit.

Past program participants have successfully applied additional outside sources of financial aid, including Fund for Education Abroad Scholarships and Gilman Scholarships to further reduce their out-of-pocket costs.  

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The deadline to apply is February 15, 2018

More information and a link to the online application can be found here: http://acstudyabroad.org/tmt

Hi, I'm Govind Ram an international grad student from India, starting school at UMBC this spring. Budget $350-400. I start classes on 28th and i really need to move out of my temporary accommodation now. I'm really clean quiet and keep to myself. Thank you, cheers.

Black out curtains - brand new still in package.  Retail $35, selling for $20.

Vinyl Happy Birthday table cloth $8.

Child's lunch tote with 2 zippered bags $5.

Coach bag - white  $10.

Coach black expandable tote - brand new $35.00

Royal Blue Kipling bag - $15.00

Purple "Sash-type" bag with multiple compartments.  Sash bags can sell for $80 to $100.  This bag has similar features and is $15.

Coach Wristlet - Black and gold - $10.

Cross posted to multiple for sale sites, so if you are interested in purchasing something, please email me at jrosenthl@yahoo.com

Cash only, pick up on campus, sorry I am unable to hold items.

3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, washer, drier, new stove, recently painted, new carpet, big deck for cookouts in the summer, wood floor-main level, lots of storage space, excellent location. 4 miles from UMBC!

Contact Citlali: mirandaa@umbc.edu

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Beginning on Sunday, January 27, 2019 and throughout the week, volunteers are needed to canvass neighborhoods, hospitals, service provider’s locations, and other places that people experiencing homelessness can be found in Baltimore to administer surveys to individuals experiencing homelessness. 

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17 Holland Hill Court

Catonsville, Maryland 21228

contact Richard Gray at 443-604-6163 or gra3@umbc.edu

1 bedroom with bed for rent 

$400 security deposit/ $400 per month

includes WI-FI for $ 13 / month

BGE split 5 ways between all roommates usually $14/ person/ month

 

Full kitchen/ and bath

Central Heat and A/C

less than 1 mile from UMBC

Directly on the 76 bus line/ and the campus shuttle

Giant supermarket/ Ledo's pizza/ Liquor store/ Dunkin/ and Chinese food store across the street literally a 2 minute walk.